✈ PVG → ICN
1H 52M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.
Flight from Shanghai to Seoul
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Seoul?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 1 hour 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 510 miles (821 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 52m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
510 mi
821 km · great-circle
Avg speed
439 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.